مسك
العربية
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مسك¹
verb مَسَكَ · masaka · يَمْسُكُ · يَمْسِكُ · مَسْك
- to grab, to grasp, to clutch, to clasp, to seize, to take hold of
- to hold
- to stick, to cling, to adhere, to hang on
verb مَسَّكَ · massaka · يُمَسِّكُ · تَمْسِيك · مُمَسِّك
- to have someone seize or hold something
noun مَسْك · mask · الْمَسْك · مَسْكٌ
- verbal noun of مَسَكَ (masaka) (form I)
- seizure, grip, hold
- keeping (bookkeeping, etc.)
adjective مُسُك · musuk · مُسُكَة · مُسَكَة · الْمُسُك
- grasping, greedy, avaricious
مسك²
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *mašk-.
noun مَسْك · mask · مُسُوك · الْمَسْك
- recently cut hide of a new-born goat, scalp of a neonate
مسك³
Where it comes from
From Middle Persian [script needed] (mwšk' /mušk/, “musk”) (Persian مشک (mošk, “musk”)), from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, “testicle, scrotum”).
noun مِسْك · misk · الْمِسْك · مِسْكٌ
- musk يُسۡقَوۡنَ مِن رَّحِيقٍ مَّخۡتُومٍ خِتَـٰمُهُۥ مِسْكٌۭ ۚ[…]
مسك⁴
Where it comes from
Denominal verb from مِسْك (misk, “musk”).
verb مَسَّكَ · massaka · يُمَسِّكُ · تَمْسِيك · مُمَسِّك
- to scent with musk
مسك⁵
Where it comes from
Denominal verb from مُسْكَان (muskān, “retainer, earnest money”).
verb مَسَّكَ · massaka · يُمَسِّكُ · تَمْسِيك · مُمَسِّك
- to pay retainer to
In English
Talk about this word "مسك." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. مسك. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%83 "مسك." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%83.Cite this
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title = {مسك},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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